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THE BROOKLYN TIMES, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1902. BANKS MAY CONSOLIDATE. PATCHING UP FEBBY TROUBLE. YOUNG CORWIN ENCAGED LAWYER IN ANOTHER FIX HEB BECOBD MAT HELP HEB APPOINTMENT AS G. H.

S. PBINCIPAL. Zb mortgage on every borne in Brooklyn can be paid of easily and economically tbrougb tbeagle Savings Loan Company, one' eigbtysix Remsen st AT. LAST SICK MAN, SAVED FBOM SUICIDE TWICE, KILLED BY A TROL LEY CAB. Plunged Head First Against Truck, Breaking His Neck Tried Three Times to Be Bun Over Temporarily Mad from Disease and Despondency.

Delvln Shelly, 80 years old, ill and attempted three times to kill hlmaelf yesterday afternoon. The third time he was successful. He threw himself under a trol-ley car and broke his neck. The desperate man was a shoe cutter by trade, and lived with his wife and child at 125 Covert street. He had been suffering from indigestion and kidney trouble, and had been despondent.

His physician had told him that he could not recover. But he worked steadily; at his trade every day In Thomas' shoe factory, Hewes street and South Fifth street Every few days of late, he stayed home. Yesterday he remained from work, suffering from a particularly aggravated attack of his disease, and had been horn since Monday, during all of which time he had been confined to his bed. Yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock he told his wife that he felt strong enough to walk around to a drug store at the corner of Bushwlck avenue and Moffat street, to get a prescription filled out. A few minutes afterward, he was noticed by several people acting strangely at the comer of Moffat street and Broadway, lie pulled four linen collars out of his pocket, waved them In the air, and before he could be restrained by any one in the wondering crowd, threw himself under a big truck that was passing slowly by.

The driver pulled bis horses up suddenly, and brought the to a stop. Charles Dlehl, of 47 Moffat street, and (mother man rushed forward and pulled Shelly from between the wheels of the truck. head was gashed across the forehead, but he appeared to be otherwise unhurt, and laughed wildly as he was to his feet. The driver of the truck was so angry that he got down from his seat end wanted to thrash Shelly. Diehl and his friend restrained 4he driver, who passed on.

who knew Shelly, was endeavoring to persuade him to go home, when he hrolie from Diehl's restraining grasp and threw himself under a pedler's wagon. Diehl followed him up and pulled him out from under the wheels Just in time to save him irom being run over. Shelly would have nothing further to say to Diehl after that, but nijV along Broadway as far as Cooper street, tip which he turned. He was followed by Diehl and several other men. Shelly stopped on the southwest corner of Cooper street and Bushwlck avenue.

His clothing was covered with mud, and Ms face was r(d from blood from his unded forehead. He was still waving the bunch of collars which he carried in his hand. Hamburg avenue car No. 2,1, going east, one its way to the ferry, stopped un the west side of Bushwlck avenue. The motormun, William H.

Conk, of East Ninf ty-sixth street, Canarsle, saw Shelly standing on the opposite corner, and crossed the street, slowly, In the expectation of picking up a passenger. Shelly made no attempt to signal the car, which continued slowly on. He allowed the cart to pass half Its length, when he deliberately dove head first between the forward and rear truck- His head struck the rear truck. The wheels did not pass over him, but Shelly lay, unconscious where he fell. Dlehl and the other men, who had expected something of the klndf rushed across the street too late to prevent man's.

act. They carried him to the side walk, and sent In a call for an ambulance! Ambulance Surgeon Costello, of St. Mary's Hospital, who was on the scene a few minutes later, raid that Shelly's neck had been broken and that his skull had been fractured. Mrs. Shelly was worried at her husband's prolonged absence.

She heard of the occur-, rences on Broadway, Rnd traced him to Cooper street and Bushwlck avenue, where she learned the rest of the harrowing tale In the meantime, her husband's dead body hnd been removed to their home. Mrs. Shelly says that she is positive that her husband did not commit suicide, but that he was overcome by weakness and fell under the car. She is prostrated at her homo. Several men who witnessed the occurrence, gave their names to' the police.

They are: Thomas C. Hale, of 99 Palmetto street; Henry Carey, 507 Central avenue; John Clark, 87 Schaeffer street, and Henry Wescott, 22Q Eldert street. MAY TAKE BISHOP M'DONNELL. Beport from Boms That He Is Pushed for Place of Corrigan's Coadjutor. ROME, Feb.

7. Considerable influence is being exerted here to have Bishop C. K. McDonnell, of Brooklyn. N.

nominated as coadjutor to Archbishop Corngan, of New-York, with the right of succession, and to have Father Colton, of St. Stephen's Church. Jew York City, succeed Bishop McDunneli In Brooklyn. Efforts were made to find Bishop Mc- wonneu or nis secretary, the Rev. Father Barrett, at tho Bishop's residence, at Cler mont and Greene avenues, to-dny, but it was said there that both of them wore away, and that they could not, In all prob ability, be seen before to-morrow.

A Lively Family Jar. N. Feb. sensational arrest was made at the railroad ntntlon here last night, when Capt. Albert W.

LUllon-thal, ion of the late Christian Lllllenthal, the tobacconist, was taken Into rnotndw charges of abandonment and disorderly con- nrongnt his wife, Mrs. Florence Lllllenthal. The arrest was tho culmination i a. series or lamlly Jars dating back for some time. Capt.

Lllllenthal was married to Miss Florence Ellwnnger, one of tho belles of Rochester. In 1MI8. and the couple came to live in Mount Vernon, N. Y. Shortly after ma o.nn ot a eon, the Lilllenthals separated oi names Brothers, nf Rochester, were retained by the parents of jnr.

lyunemnai to procure a divorce Two years ago Lllllenthal enlisted in the Ynltcd States cavalry, and was sent to the Phiim. pines. Some time ago he returned, nnd has been quietly living here. Mrs. Lllltomhal Is at present a clerk in one of the departments in Washington.

Yesterday b)i0 came on ana swore out a warrant against her husband. The action Is believed to be a lorerunner or aivorce proceedings. Both siaes reiuse to talk. Bequests to Charity. me win or Mary M.

Flynn, widow of Michael F. Flynn, was filed for prohnte to day In the Surrogate's Court. She died on January 25, leaving an estate valued The house 220 Clinton street she grfea to her nieces, Catherine and Agnes Murphy. The property 67 and 58 Whitehall street, Manhattan, she leaves In trust until her niece, Gertrude Dollard, becomes 21 years of age, when the estate is to be divided. The will oontalns the following charitable and religious bequests: Mission of the Holy Rosary, Manhattan, $500; St.

Peter's, Barclay street, $500 for masses; the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, $500 for a like purpose; St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, $500. Tho executors are Thomas- Lenane, Michael Ryan Joseph J. JBcllaxd.

Corporation Counsel Rives May Now Drop Further Legal Proceedings. Corporation Counsel George I Rives, wa asked morning if there were any further developments In the case against the New York and Brooklyn Kerry Company, which has been operating the Forty-second 8treet Ferry without a franchise, Mr. Rives smiled when the auestion was put to him. There have been so many stories about the matter, he said, that It appears strange that none of them were correct Though he had been pestered with questions about this franchise, Mr. Rives explained the situation in detail, and said he hoped the matter would now be understood correctly.

The situation Is this: The New York and Brooklyn Ferry Coinpan claims that it has the right to operate a ferry' under a special act of the Legislature. Mr. Rives holds that the consent of tho city authorities is first necessary. Mr. Rives has conferred with tha officers of the company, and they have stated to him that they are perfectly willing to pay the city a just compensation.

Mr. Rives 'says' that tho arguments of the company are sound, and involve a delicate legal question. Under the new Charter, the Commissioner of Docks and Ferries, with the approval of the Sinking Fund Commis sion can grant the franchise. The matter was brought up at a meeting of the Sinking Fund Commission two weeks, ago, and Doc Commissioner Hawkes was requested to pre pare a detailed report and submit it to the Commission. The report is not yet com pleted.

If the Dock Commissioner and the sinking fund are satisfied that the terms of the franchise protect the city's interest, it can be granted, and the Corporation Counsel will not have anything further to do with the matter. Regarding the legal proceedings that have already been begun, in order to keep the matter regular, Mr. Rives began proceedings and applied for an injunction: but he will not press the matter as long ns he is satisfied that the company is acting in good faith with the Commissioner of Docks. If he finds that the company is not taking all rcasonabla steps to bring about a settlement, Mr. Rives will proceed with the case, and have the boats tied up.

The matter la now In the hands of Commissioner Hawkes and the ferry company. NEGRO PURSE SNATCHES. Robs a Young Woman on Clinton Street and Escapes After Being Chased. Miss Mary 'Nicholson, a young woman, living at 149 Clinton street, was held up and robbed last night by a negro highwayman. Miss Nicholson was walking along Seherm-erhorn street toward her home.

She had reached a point midway between Boerum place and Court street, when a negro con-fionted her. Miss Nicholson had her purse In her hand. The negro looked her squarely in the eyes and then grabbed the puYse from her hand, lie turned around and ran up towards Boerum place, and disappeared. The young woman ran after the thief, calling for help as she ran, but without avail. The negro is believed to be a member of a gang who assaulted and robbed Henry Clay Terry several weeks ago, taking $s5 and a gold watch from him.

THREE MAY BE INDICTED. Grand Jury Will Complete Investigation of Park Avenue Subway Explosion To-day. The Grand Jury will complete its investigation of the Park Avenue subway explosion late this afternoon and It Is thought that two, and possibly three, Indictments will be returned. The Jurors have shown a dispo sition to deal with the question with all practical speed, and yesterday they held a longer session than usual, thus enabling the District Attorney to call seven out of the nine witnesses he had subpenaed for the investigation. It was at first thought that several days would be required to investigate the causes leading up to the explosion, but Assistant District Attorney Rand, who' is presenting the evidence, said this morning that the In vestigation could be completed to-day.

MRS. BAILEY GETS DECREE. Justice Dickey Did Not Hesitate After Picture of Her Husband's New Companion Was Shown. Mabel W. Bailey was granted an abso lute divorce by Justice Dickey in the Su preme Court, special term, this morning, from her husband, John.

R. Bailey, a wealthy lumberman of Tupper Lake, N. Y. The parties were married in 1SS6, the father of Mrs. Bailey being E.

V. Wheeler, of 274 Washington avenue, and in the Jewelry business at 15 Maiden Lane, Manhattan. Bailey made no defense. The case was on the undefended calen dar. The testimony was given by Mrs.

Bailey, her father and brother, Wlllard II. Wheeler, and Frederick D. Conklir.g, clerk of the Globe Hotel. Syracuse. N.

Y. Mrs. Bailey's father testified that the signature 'John R. Ballcy and wife," un the Gl 'be Hotel register, under date of April 20, lssti. was in the handwriting of his daughter's husband, and that at this time the plaintiff was in Europe.

The plaintiffs sister tes tified as to the same facts. Wlllard H. Wheeler testified that he accompanied James C. Spalding to Tupper Lake, and pointed nut Mr. Bailey to him when the summons and complaint were served upon the defendant.

The hotel clerk, Conkllng, Identified tlr entry in the register as having been made In his presence, and when Mrs. Bailey stoi.d up In court, the witness said that she was not the woman who was with the man who plgned the register. They remained all night and left the next morning. At this time the counsel for Mrs. Bailey offered for identification the portrait of a woman sup-pesed to be Mr.

Bailey's alleged companion. "What la that?" asked the court. "The portrait of the lady," said the plaintiff's counsel. "Where did you get It?" asked. Justice Dickey.

"It looks like collusion. If you use It. it may arouse "This woman Is living with the defendant at Tupper Lake," returned the counsel. "Take your decree," said the court, "you've got enough evidence." Escaped from Female Jailer. NASHVILLE, Feb.

7. Miss Ltna March, the niece of tho Sheriff at Centre-vllle, was acting Jailer last night, when knocked down by two desperate prisoners, Lewis Todd and a man named Swift. Both escaped over the prostrate form of the neman. Bloodhoods aro on tho trail. The prisoners had filed through a lock.

Concert to Frederick V. Hoffmann. A testimonial concert to Frederick V. Hoffmann, violinist, was given at Wlssner Hall last night. Mr.

Hoffmann appeared as a Botoist and also In ensemble numbers, having the assistance of Ml-s Isabel Cnrleton, soprano: Mllo Deyo. pianist; 0. Carmlenok. violin i Henry Voege, viola; Charles Parker, 'cello, and MiBS Alice MoN'eil, accompanist. Sub Letter Carriers Appointed.

Joseph A. Shoppard. of 74 Pennsylvania avenue: W. 8. Harold, of 2ko Bridge street: George V.

Burrell. of i Elm street. Brooklyn Hills. and John 8. McKeon.

of 4 Cutnn avenue, were appointed sub-carriers from the Civil Service list by Postmaster Roberta to-day to nil existing Taaanoles. A L. I. Loan and Trust Company Is After the Stock of Brooklyn Bank. Circulars were sent out to-day to the stockholders of the Brooklyn Bank, stating that there was a proposition under consideration to purchase the stock by the Long Island Loan and Trust Company.

Sixty-five dollars a shure Is offered. The circular stated that the proposition Is made on behalf of the same syndicate ot local financiers which bought the Kings County Bank a few weeks ago. If the proposition Is accepted, the Brooklyn Bank and the Kings County Bank will be consolidated. It is explained also that If the Brooklyn Bank's stockholders do not care to accept cash for their stock, they may join In the combination of the two banks, and put In their stock on tlie'basls of $05 a share, getting new stock In the new bank for their holdings. It Is further stated that unless fifty per cent, or more of the stockholders agree to this proposition, it will be declared off.

If the plan goes through, the stock is to be deposited by February 20. David G. Legget and William H. Zeigler and a number other people who are interested In the Long Island Loan and Trust Company are In favor of the proposition. Their desire is to form a strong bank, and have It occupy the principal offices in the Temple Bar Building, which Mr.

Legget has recently erected. John Dltmars, one of the principal stockholders In the Brooklyn Bank, and a director, said to-day that the stock of the Brooklyn Bank was controlled by the directors. He said that those mostly Interested had had no time to consider the proposition, although It is a matter resting entirely with the stockholders. Several propositions to buy the bank, he said, had been made, but the offer of $C5 a share was the best yet. The bank was organized In 1832.

it has a capital of $150,000, a surplus of $160,000, and Its deposits amount to $1,250,000. IBELAND LOSES A POET. Aubrey de Vere, a Disciple of the English, Wordsworth, Was Not Widely Known. The cable announced the other day that Ireland had lost a poet In Mr. Aubrey Thomas de Vere, who died at Curargh Chase, Adare, County Limerick, In January.

Very little was known In America of Aubrey de Vere. He was the third son of Sir Aubrey de Vere, also a poet, and brother of Sir Stephen de Vere, the present baronet. He was a man interesting alike from his personality, his lineage and his long life, which began in 1814. An English crltlo says that his father was a poet of no inconsiderable merit, and that Aubrey himself lacked only the favorable moment of appearance to have attained that rank in English poetry which he deserved. The same critic says that the founder of the family was one Vere Hunt, an officer In the Cromwelllan army, who settled, with so many of his comrades, in the middle of the seventeenth century, in the country which they reduced to order.

The family have been seated under their original name of. Hunt at Curragh Chase, County Limerick, ever since that date. The baronetcy was conferred towards tho close of the last century, and the second barbnet, the poet's father, had, In March, 1S32, assumed by royal license the surname and arms of De Vere only. To the sonnets of Sir Aubrey de Vere, who was author of "Julian, the Apos tate," and "The Duke of Menea," dramatic poems, published in 1822 and 1823, belongs the unique honor of having been described by Wordsworth, himself one of the greatest masters of that poetic form, as the "most perfect of our age." His son, distinguished also as a sonnet writer, was a prolific producer of many varieties of verse, whose literary activity extended intermittently, at any rate, over a period of more than forty years. It was somewhat, no doubt, to the disadvantage of his reputation as a poet that several of his longer pieces belong to that order of verse for which It Is the most difficult of all things to obtain an appreciative public, namely, the poetic drama, and that In two of them he, unfortunately enough, selected subjects which were destined afterwards to be appropriated and forever mads his own by a greater poet than Mr.

De Vere. "Mary Tudor" and "St. Thomas of Canterbury," would, In any case. It Is to be feared, havo been but the eclipsed forerunners of "Queen Mary" and "Beck-et;" and when we consider that even these two last. In common with tho rest of Tennyson's dramatic efforts, take a distinctly minor rank in the Tennysonian canon, we need hardly wonder, perhaps, that the author of "Alexander the Great," "St.

Thomas of Canterbury" and "Mary Tudor" should have failed to win his way to the summit of Parnassus by tho rouie which these volumes Indicate. Mr. De Vere's earliest volume of verse, entitled "The Waldenscs," was published In 1812, and "The Search after Proserpine," In the following year. Wordsworth was plainly one of his masters, and it is a pity that the disciple did not follow more closely and constantly in the master's footsteps. He had no supreme gift for the poetizatlon of classical mylh, but he had the Words-worthlan eye for Nature, and without anything of the manner, or any attempt at It, the Wordsworthian depth and tenderness of feeling for Nature In her simplest form.

The "Ode to the Daffodil Is worth half a dozen blank-verse dramas and as many ryhmings of mythological legend. In the year 1851 Mr. De Vere became a convert to the Roman Catholic Church, and this important event may have done something to determine that later selection of poetic subject which appears, In our Judgment, to be regrettable. It was quite possibly his Interest in ecclesiastical history which led him to the life-story of the great English primate and defender of Church against State, nnd possessed his Imagination with the less drama.tlc, but even more tragic figure of the gloomy Catholic Queen. In fact, throughout tho rest of his career the religious element assumed a more conspicuous place in his poetry than had been assigned to it before.

Its Influence is to be noted In "The Legends of St. Patrick." published In "The Legends of the Saxon Saints" 0879), and "The Legends nnd Records of the Church and the Empire" (1887), etc Any attempt to solve the problem of Mr. De Vere's comparative neglect as a poet would lead far beyond the limits of this memoir. Although, as has been said, his poetry was of unequal merit, and ho was not sufficiently careful to give the public only bf his best In his later reprints. It Is surely not to be denied that when he was at his best he compared favorably with many of the singers of the present generation who are regarded as holding a fairly high place in tihe second rank of the poetic hierarchy.

All that can be snld nf It is that Mr. De Vere shared the fate of more than one other cultivator of the poellc. art whose lot It was to reach the maturity of their powers at what was perhaps the most unpoetlc era in our whole history. To "come out" In the forties, nnd to "flourish," If flourishing it can bo called, during tho ensuing was to be condemned to struggle against a dead-weight of popular Insensibility, which only the very greatest nnd most gifted of English singers have ever succeeded In overcoming. Mr.

De Vere certainly failed; but there Is, happily, no reason to suppose that he took his failure seriously to Jieart. He loved poetry for Its own sike. and proved, his love by a lifelong devotion-to his art; but he wisely regarded It ns only one among the many forms of Intellectual activity in which 'he took unfailing delight. People nowaday want ttair newa ara to theai In a erlt. pithy stile, but s'ln all tb news notwithstanding.

This 1a what has mad tk BROOKLYN TIMES popular. RttA It. MISS MENGES, WHOM PATHEB CLAIMED HE ABDUCTED, WEABS THE DIAMOND. Will Wed on February 20, and Hav Big Supper at the Clarendon Hotel Is Said to Be Worth $750,000 Eealty Deal Delays Ceremony. Halsey Corwin.

of 1,400 Pacific street son of Uie late Halsey Corwin. Is engaged to bs married to Miss Rnhortn of Martin Menges, the Stfeepshead Bay turf- mouses announced the fact to-day and he says his daughter Is wearing a four carat diamond engagement ring. Young Corwin Is said to be worth about $750,000, the value of the estate left him by his father. Several weeks ago Corwin was arrested on Mr. Menges' complaint.

His secretary. A. E. Vaughan, and his bodyguard, Thomas J. Ohatterton, were also arrested.

The three young men were accused of having been Implicated In the. abduction of Miss Menges, who is not quite 17 years old. The young men and the girl and several other young girls figured at a very lively champagne feast at Coney Island last December. Corwin, who Is known as "the angel" among a certain coterie, paid the bill. Miss Menges was afraid to return to her home, and disappeared.

Pour days later Bhe was found at the home of a Miss Courtney, who lives near Central Park, in Manhattan. Mr. Menges had the police force looking after her. A few days later he had the three young men arrested. Several hearings were held In the Adams Street Court, and the case was adjourned to February 27.

The couple, according to Mr. Menges, will be married on February 20. They would be united In wedlock sooner, but Mr. Corwin hit ArrAnPetl tn sail afaln nlcna. nt hla property, and he wants to complete the deal oerore ne is married, as tie Is under contract to do so.

His marriage to Miss Menges would delay the sale, as she Is a minor. Two clergymen will perform the ceremony and the bridal, party will have an elaborate dinner at the Clarendon Hotel. TWO MEN HIT BY TRAIN. One of Them Was Badly Hurt, but tha Other Had Lucky Escape. Stephen McKeptry, of 1,156 Third avenue, Manhattan, and Samuel Kearns, living at 293 Willis avenue, Manhattan, were struck by a New York and New Haven train to-day, while walking on the tracks at 132d streeet and Alexander avenue, Manhattan.

McKeptry was badly hurt, but Kearns escaped with slight Injuries. The men were working on the elevated structure when hit, and one fell to the street. JTJBOB CAMPBELL BETTER. He Will Be Able to Besume Duty at Patrick Trial Monday. Juror Campbell, whose Illness caused tha delay In the Patrick trial this week.

Is much better to-day, though he Intends to stay In his home as a precaution against a relapse. "I am grateful to Recorder Qoff for continuing, the case until Monday," he said today, "as my doctor says that the exertion of attending to-day might have had a bad effect on me. The rest until Monday should put me In good shape, and I will be on hand at 10 o'clock, ready to resume my COULD NOT REACH SHIP. Ferry Boat Wyoming Stalled by Large Chunks of Ice Engine Was Stopped. The ferry-boat Wyoming, of the Roosevelt street line, was stalled to-day while entering her slip at Roosevelt street by chunks of ice that were packed between the rows of piles which form the "rack" to guide the boats into position.

The engine had been stopped to let the boat proceed by inertia. It Stopped on a dead centre, and when the Ice stopped the boat the efforts of Engineer Owen Mc-Cabe to start the paddle-wheels were useless. The boat was close to the rows of piles, and the more athletic passengers began clambering up them and thus reaching the shore. The timid men and the women remained on the boat grumbling at the delay. Fully two-thirds of the 125 passengers reached the shore over the plies before a crowbar was secured and the paddle-wheels turned enough to make ft possible to start the engine so the boat could bs forced through the Ice and into her slip.

Holy Name Cadets' Euchre. The first of a series of euchres to he given under the auspices of the Holy Name Cadets, a society of young men attached to St. John's College, was held last evening In Kenwar Hall, on Wllloughby avenue. It proved a greatsuo-cess both socially and financially. Many beautiful prizes were awarded to those having the largest number of games to their credit.

Tha committee in charge of the affair were: T. Murtlia. Chairman; F. C. McKenna.

J. Green E. Arundel. J. Michaels.

F. Hyland, JPeterson. J. Flynn and J. Deegan.

Young Man Attempts Suicide. Despondent because he was out of work, John Moore, twenty-two years old, a carpenter, living with his wife at 454 West 151st street, Manhattan, attempted to take his We last night by drinking carbolic acid at the house- of a friend, Mrs. Kyle, at 539 West 125th street, Manhattan. He was removed to the J. Hood Wright Hospital and will recover.

Euchre at Miss Oillings. A euchre and danco was given Inst evening by Miss Fanny Gillings at her residence. 015 Sixth avenue. The house was prettily decorated with flowers and palms. The first prize was won by Miss Annie RIkrs.

Among those present fen Mr. and Mrs. Kelly. Tilht May Barton. Miss Kats Harrington.

Miss May McKenzie. Miss M. Brenner. Miss Lillie II me. Ed Brew.

S. Cecil. John Harrington. William Harrington. Musio was furnished by Prof.

Louts de Lorme and Ed Miner. Policeman a Bankrupt. Lewis Cohen. policeman living at 974 Myrtla avenue, filed a netltion in bankruptcy with tin Clerk of the United States District Court to-day, lie named thirty-two unsecured creditors whose claims amount to w. principally in borrowed money and unpaid notes.

He has no assets. The matter was referred to Waldo N. Cullard. Boloreo In Bankruptcy. Trip to the West Indies.

Ur. and Mrs. James Shewan and Miss Ellen Shewan. of 153 Rodney street, will sail on the Line steamship, rrinoesi Louise, to-morrow morning, for the West Indies and Mexico, whero liey will spend somo time touring. Xibel Against Yacht.

The Morse Iron Works Company has filed a libel against the Yacht Florida tor $30. due as alleged, for labor aad material. E. VALENTINE IS COMMIT TED FOB PERJURY AND PA-, HOLED BY GAYNOB. Accused of Making an Assignment of Estate of Thomas Wood on a Forgery Grand Jury Will Act in the Matter.

Lawyer Benjamin E. Valentine, who Is under Indictment several times for perjury, alleged to have been committed in various proceedings, got into more trouble yesterday afternoon before Justice Gnynor, who com mitted him for perjury and then paroled him. Valentine is well known in Brooklyn. He is supposed to be well-to-do, and has a ranch in California, where he spends part of his winters. He has offices on Mon- tague street, and a residence at Woodmere, L.

About 'two years ago a number of Indictments for perjury and subornation of perjury were found against him by the Grand Jury, and he is now at large on bail In the sum of $2,600 on each indictment, the bonds being furnished by his mother, Mrs Elizabeth Valentine. The charges on which these Indictments are based, grow out of transactions the lawyer had with Rose Sweeney and her brother, Thomas W. Pearsall, who are the grandchildren of the late Samuel Wood, who left them $3,500 by will. The money was on deposit in the Brooklyn Trust Company, and it w-as to be paid to them on the death of their father. It is alleged that Lawyer Valentine, In January, 1899, on an assign ment, purporting to be from Rose Sweeney, then Rose Pearsall, and her brother, to another person, and then to one Marlon Gil- son, obtained possession of the fund.

Rose Sweeney and her brother subsequently pronounced the assignment to be a forgery. The suit tried before Justice Gayhor yesterday Involved the assignment. Lawyer Valentine was among the witnesses examined. Just before the case closed. Justice Gaynor said he would commit Valentine for perjury.

Valentine had just testified that Rose wanted to get married to Mr. Sweeney and needed the money. He said she took $400 as her share of the fund, and that her brother agreed to take a like amount. He swore that tho assignments were nrooer. that ho had paid the plaintiffs $400 each.

and hnd secured the money to py them from Miss Gllson. Justice Gaynor said he would adjourn the case until this morning, and permit Valentine to go on his own recognizance, He directed Lawyer Thomas F. Magner, counsel for the plaintiffs, to prepare a warrant and have it ready this morning. When the court opened this morning, Justice Gaynor called the calendar, and then finished the trial of the action. After announcing that he reserved his decision.

Justice Gaynor called Valentine to the bar and said: "The matter before the court will rest until I can get the stenographer's minutes. It will then be attended to in due time." Lawyer Valentine was disinclined to talk' about the matter. He said that es this proceeding and others are pending In the courts, and involve matters of great interest to him, It obviously Improper for him to say anything that would have the appearance of an appeal to Influence public opinion In any way. Valentine now has pending a motion before the County Court to quash the indictments already hanging over his head. Tho whole matter will probably be resubmitted to the Grand Jury In view of Justice Gay-nor's action.

DON'T YOU HEAR THE BELLP Get Off the Trjtck, and Let the Happy Little Trolley Speed Along Its Course. The General Superintendent of the surface lines of the Brooklyn Helgnts Railroad Company, WjuJV. Wheatley, recently directed a letter to all of the owners of wagons of a business kind In Brooklyn, in which he asked -for co-operation with his company toward Increasing trolley speed, while at the same time avoiding danger of collisions. In- his letter Mr. Wheatley calls attention to the delay caused to the liars of his company by the refusal of drivers of delivery wagons to leave the tracks as Boon as a car approaches.

He also indicates tho danger of such delay and to the owners of Bucn wagons to do wnat they can to make surface travel both safe and Superintendent Wheatley said this morning to a 'limes reporter that he had received assurances from a great many owners of vehicles that they would co-operate with him In making a clear way for the increase of speed and the quick progress of thn trnllev cars. "In all I have received about 200 replies to my communication," said Mr. Whcatley.aH'and the large firms, such as the department stores, large milk dealers, coal and so forth, snv thev reenfmlwe the strength of my request for their aid and promise to give it. A few small dealers, a butcher or a grocer, takes a fling at the company In replying to my letter, but on the whole I am Inclined to believe that there will he less tnterfenenrA- nn thn nnpt of drivers with the trolley cars' right of way in tne -ruiure. Bo wan Flower Painting Collection.

Both beauty seeker and botanist have an un usual feast offered to them at the Pratt Art Oallory in the Ilowan Collection of Flower Paintings now on exhibition. There are 600 water color pictures of tho most beautiful (lowers that grow In all parts of the world, and each one of the collection Is worthy to be ad mired as a masterpiece of flower painting. The fie ra of each part of the world are labelled nnd tho sclentillo name placed upon each variety for tho'benellt of students. As long as this un usual free exhibition is on view, the public should throng to the gallery and not only learn the lesson that suoh wonderful art cnn teach. but receive Into, their minds the fascinating beauty of (lowers that otherwise they might noversee.

Protests Against Condition of Streets. A delegation representing tho residents of rutnam, ana jenerson avenues, foil, ttn.n Altlran thn new Rimer. visor of Complaints, to-day, to protest against tho condition 0 the streets In'that nr.l,hlirliml Thov nnld that the Davlni? nan bad niul that the streets were not kept Clean. 1 lie uapm A ransil company la trnmn nn thn afreetR. fllld COndl- tions are bad.

Mr. Altken will report the matter to liorougn t-resiaeni nwniisirom and Commissioner Redlleld. with a view to having tne nuisance aoaiea. Injured Coupling Cars. James Cunningham, of ISO North Eighth street, abfeakman In Palmer's freight yards at tho foot of North Fifth street, fell off a car early this morning and sustained In Juries which necessitated his removal to his home.

It was said by Ambulance Sungjm Wygnnt, who attended him that he had in Jured his spine. Death Due to Natural Causes. Sirs. Jackson, SO years old, of 100 Gwlnett srcet. died last night without med leal attendance.

The police made an Inves ligation, but found that death was due to natural causes. Charges of Bad Faith Will Be Made if Falter Is Defeated The Women's Clubs All Working for Mrs. Lewis. Mrs. Lucy T.

Lewis, Who has been spoken of as a possible selection for principal of the Girls' High School, was born In Rutland, and was educated In the Amherst High School In Amherst. She taught for three years In Amherst College, and then came to Brooklyn in 1S76, securing a position as teacher In Adelphl Academy In September of that year. In 1877 Mrs. Lewis became a head Of department In P. S.

No. 11, on Washington avenue, near Greene avenue. She served In the last capacity until 1SS6, when she came to the Girls' High School, then known aa'the Central Grammar School. During her stay as head of department In No. 11, Mrs.

Lewis was married to the principal of that Institution, L. T. Lewis, her present husband. Coming to the G. H.

Mrs. Lewis taught Latin, history, English and the sciences, making a specialty, however, of Latin, In 1891 her well-known executive ability earned her the position of assistant principal under the late Calvin Patterson. Three years previous to becoming assistant principal, Mrs. Lewis had been In charge of the annexes of the located in the old wooden building on Bedford avenue, formerly occupied by the primary department of P. S.

No. 3, and in another place. These annexes were maintained before the extensive additions had been made to the Halsey street building. During the time she was employed as a teacher, Mrs. Lewis did not neglect to broaden her educational knowledge.

She was grnduated from Adelphl College In 1899, after having taken a special course, and she also took special courses in Harvard and New Y'ork University. Mrs. Lewis Is a woman of excellent social standing and well liked by all with whom she has been associated. Her abilities both as a teacher and as a principal are recognized by many members of both the present and old Boards of Education. Her popularity is attested when it is said that when a number of more or less Influential men tried to have Mrs.

Lewis ousted from the G. H. S. a few years ago, on the ground that It Is "against precedent for a married woman to hold a position as a teacher, tho In authority decided that she could not be spared, having become invaluable In the capacity of assistant principal. During the tlmo Calvin Patterson was In charge of the Halsey street institution, Mrs.

Lewis was his chief adviser, and 6n her he relied to do most of the executive work, which ill-health did not permit him to do himself. There is going to be the warmest kind of a fight made In Brooklyn by the prominent women of the borough to have Mrs. Lewis selected for this place. The women claim that as this is strictly a school for girls, a woman should be placed In charge of It, especially when one can be found so. competent as Mrs.

Lewis. Already many of the social organizations of women throughout the borough have taken official action in behalf of Mrs. Lewis, and in addition to this many are working quietly for her. If the selection of the new principal is delayed for several weeks by the Board of Superintendents, which body must make the nomination to the Board of Education, there Is no Boubt that there will be great pressure brought upon City Superintendent. Majcwell and Superintendents Walsh and Hlgglns, all of whom are Brooklyn men, and in whose hands this appointment really rests.

If Mrs. Lewis Is selected William L. Fel-ter will be a sadly disappointed man. He might have liad the school had he been willing to take It from the old Brooklyn School Board, but he preferred to get his election from the new Board of Education, and so waited. He mny have let the opportunity slip through his fingers.

Mr. Horace E. Dresser, formerly Chairman of the High School Committee, was in favor of Mr. Fet ter. He has threatened to tell of certain conferences he had with Superintendent Will iam H.

Maxwell If Mr. Felter Is not selected for this place. But In spite of Mr. Dresser's threats It really looks to-day as though Mrs. Lewis would be selected.

MOBE WOEK FOB VACCINATOBS. Employees of Water Department Must Submit to the Operation. President Lederle, of the Board of Health, notified Commissioner Dougherty, of the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Elec tricity to-day, that he and the employees of his office would have to be vaccinated. Pres ident Lederle's letter explained that the members of the department were in constant contact with the public and that they must submit to the operation. He asked the Com missioner to set a time when the department's vaccinators might meet the employees.

"If the doctor's vaccinate me with Croton water I'll not object," remarked the Commissioner, laughingly. The Commissioner's Secretary, George L. Rces, said he was a Christian Scientist and that "there would be a hot time on the day that any doctor attempted to vaccinate the Commissioner's amanuensis." A Genuine Country Dance. A novelty was furnished the residents of the Seventeenth Ward last evening In the Bhape of a genuine Sullivan County country dance. It was held under the dlreotlon of Radiant Chapter, No.

as, of the Eastern Star, In Keramos Hall, Manhattan avenue and Milton street, and attracted a very large company of members nnd friends of the chapter. The hall was prettily decorated. There was an orchestra Imported from Sullivan County, and the figures were called out In primitive backwoods style. The affair was well managed and proved a great success. A Lutheran Church Fair.

In the lecture room of the Norwegian Churoh, Russell street, near Nassau avenue, a fair and bazar was opened last night iby the Parish Aid Society of the English Lutheran Church of the Messiah. There was a largo attendance and the various committees were kept actively engaged in disposing of the articles on exhibition. The boys' oholr of the ohurch rendered several selections. During tho evening refreshments were served. Tha fair will continue this evening.

Bridge Tenders Lose Their Jobs. Many of the local bridge tenders have been dismissed from the department. To-day's City Record contains tho names of the following Brooklynltes affected: Joseph Kick, Michael Kelly, William Pillar, Aaron Ingram, James Maloney, Edward Blanchard, John Burns, Frank J. Mayer, Henry Zaun, Edward McGrath. Big Docking Terminal.

Negotiations are snld to hnve been mode for the ptirchaso of eight city blocks of property from the Hunt estate, extending along the water front from Forty-second to Fiftieth street. Routh as a site for a big freight and docking terminal. Irving T. Brush, of the Brush Warehouse Company. Is said to be at tha head of a M.ooo.uoo syndloate to build the station and other Brooklyn fioaueiers are Interested.

ROEBLING MUST MAKE GOOD. Com. Lindenthal Bays He Will Use Drastic Measures as Regards Bridge Delay. Bridge Commissioner Lindenthal stated again this morning that he will hold the John A. Roebllng Sons Company to the let ter Of the contract for stringing the cables on the New East River Bridge.

Commis sioner Lindenthal said: 'The cables are nowhere near completion. The contract will expire on April 21. I have exhausted my patience with this company, and I mean to take drastio measures to bring It to time. I shall, after the expira tion of the contract time, enforce the penalty of $1,000 per day for every day that the work is over time. This will amount to about $112,000.

The company has refused to increase the force of workmen, has refused to work the men at night by electric lights, which could be done, all difficulties being easy to overcome. The company must take (he consequences." At the office of the John A. Roebllng Sons Company, on Liberty street, Manhat tan, John A. Roebllng said: "All informa tion concerning the bridge Is given out at iTenton. We have nothing to say here." The cables on the (bridge are only about one-sixth completed, and It Is estimoted that It will take at least six months beforo the cable work Is finished.

The old East River Bridge Commission, which was abol ished on January 1, gave the Roebllng Sons Company an extension of time with which to complete work. The limit of this extended time 18 April 21. Comptroller Grout will stop further payments on the work after that date, unless the company lives up to the letter of the contract. EDGAR SALTUS' MARITAL WOES. The Author Suing His Wife for Separa tion on Ground of Abandonment.

Edgar Saitus, the well-known writer, Is suing Elsio Saitus, his wife, for separation on the ground of abandonment The suit was brought In Nassau County, but subse quently an amended complaint was served with the venue changed to New' York County. The matter camo up before Jus tice Dickey In Special term of the Supreme Court to-day, on a motion to strike out an amended complaint. Counsel for the de fendant objected to the change of venue in the amended complaint without notice, but finally paid that as that question might cause delay he would withdraw It. Counsel for the plaintiff said that the de fendant had served an answer to the first complaint which was exactly the same as the original one, with the exception of one new allegation, which was so disgraceful that It could not be mentioned In court. Justice Dickey said the best thing was for defendant's counsel to serve an answer to the new complaint.

The troubles of Edgar Saitus and his wife date back some time. It was stated In court by counsel that Mrs. Saitus left her hus band, taking their child with her. Mr. Saitus followed her to Boston and began habeas corpus proceedings to obtain the custody of the child.

The proceedings were finally dismissed with costs. MORE HONOR FOR THE PRINCE. Besolutions Giving Him Freedom of City May Be Presented in a Gold Box. Mayor Low announced this mornlne that there will be a change in the nroerammn of the reception to Prince Henry. In a message to mayor uow, secretary or State John Hay requested' that tho public reception be held at 6:30 o'clock on tho afternoon of February 22, Instead of on February 25, as was originally Intended.

The reason for the change Is that the Prince has ko mnnv enD-nn-cmnnta on February 25 that he will find It hard to un tnem an. 'mat is the day of the launching. The reception Committee of th iinini Aldermen will hold a meeting to draw up a resolution, changing the date, and this will bo adopted at the meetlne of the on Tuesday next. The Prince is scheduled to arrive in the citv on Fahnmrv or, 6:30 will be escorted to the Aldermanle. rhnm.

ber. where the freedom of the city will be oinciaiiy tenrteded to him by Mayor Low. The resoltulon giving the Prince the freedom of the city will be elaborately engrossed, and tnero is some talk to the effect that it will be presented In a gold box, but this has not been definitely decided. OBITUABY. Eliza C.

Hoey. Eliza C. Hoey, wife of Michael J. Hoey. died yesterday at her home, 340 Metropolitan avenue, where she had lived for forty years.

Mrs. Hoey was a very religious and charitable woman and was connected with many of the Catholic societies attached to Sta Peter ahd Paul's parish. The funeral will be from that churoh on Monday morning at 11:30 and the Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. The Norddeutscher Club. The leading masquerade ball In Greei.pplnt Is that given by the Norddeutscher Club, and last night Its twenty-ninth annual ball took place at Eckford Hall.

Oalyer and Eckford streets, and It was most enjoyable. The oos-tumos Included everything In the way of kings, princes, swells, tramps, policemen, clowns, pages, dominoes, etc. The opening march was led by tho officers and was a very brilliant spec tacle. The committee in charge of the sffalr was John Droge, H. Betels, Henry Meyer, Henry Ilogel, J.

II. W. Rathjens and J. Harris. The officers of the olubare: M.

L. Antonlno. President: George Meyer. Vice President: Fred Harris. Recording Secretary; Henry Meyer.

Financial Secretary; Henry Uogol. Treasurer and Bernard Janssen, Sergeant at Arms, A Unique Boycott. BRAZIL, Feb. 7. A unique boycott Is reported from Clovcrland.

The minis' er who is holding a revival meeting at tho principal church thore mode a trip to this city on a street ear, and as a consequence only nine persons attended the service Wednesday night and the meeting will pro' ably close. Most of the congregation are laborers. Their families are In sympathy with the strikers of the street car line. Princeton Students to Dance. PRINCETON, N.

Feb. 7. The junior promenade and annual midwinter dance for Princeton students will be Inrld, to-night The affair promises to be the most success' ful In years. Before the dance a concert will be given by the musical clubi of the university. Percy R.

Pyne, the golf play er. Is Chairman of the commute In charge..